VANCLEAVE, Mississippi -- Investigators with the Jackson County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Edward Eugene Richey and charged him with failure to register as a sex offender on Monday, according to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

Richey, 41, lives at 3012A Blackfoot Rd. in Vancleave.

The charge against Richey stems from an investigation conducted after receiving an anonymous tip in reference to Richey no longer living at his registered address of 13100 Spencer Wilson Road in Vancleave.

Richey remains at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center pending an initial bail hearing in Jackson County Court.

Richey faces up to five years in prison and up to a $5000 fine, if convicted.